Address: Church St, Ambleside, LA22 0BU, United Kingdom
Phone: +441539432288
Rating: 4.7
based on 281 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food came quickly, piping hot and utterly delicious!"
"The FOOD, one word, UNREAL!!"
"The food is amazing."
"Very good food, topped with delicious desserts."
"Fantastic quality food and reasonable prices."
"Our meals were absolutely delicious."
"Amazing food with lots of choice."
Cons:
"The food was tasteless and the service the sloppiness I've experienced in a restaurant."
"Almost everything else about the meal was terrible."
"Risotto was VERY bland, chocolate fudge cake was stale."
"The worst fish and chips I've had for years."
"We wouldn't go back as left a bad taste."
"No idea what the food is like."
"Disappointed to be honest."
Service
Pros:
"Staff were so attentive and helpful."
"Staff were friendly; our starters and mains well presented, tasty and all we expected."
"Good atmosphere. Friendly staff with subtle attentive service."
"The staff were friendly and helpful."
"Service was friendly & quick and the prices very reasonable."
"Super, friendly, professional staff."
"Friendly and excellent service. Waitress is attentive and provides great recommendation."
Cons:
"Unfortunately they ran out of my first choice starter 'Figgy Piggy'."
"When we got our long awaited meals, 2 of them were wrong!!!"
"Service was slow and sometimes didn't appear to know what they were doing."
"We had to wait 45 minutes between our starter and main."
"The waitress didn't seem to care and just said that she'd mention it to the chef, no apology."
"We waited for 1 hour and 30 mins for our meal."
"We were completely ignored by the staff for more than 5 minutes."
Atmosphere & Decor
Pros:
"It's fun, good atmosphere."
"Quaint and quirky decor featuring on rustic charm adds to this special dining experience."
"The perfect welcoming environment."
"Great food and atmosphere."
"The resturant is cosy with a superb atmosphere (and doesn't take itself too seriously - in a good way!)."
"Lovely staff and atmosphere."
"The atmosphere is to die for."
Cons:
"COVID should not be used by the owner of a business to treat her paying customers so badly."
"Very overpriced."
"The decor is eclectic and made it feel as if you were in someone's house which might not be to everyone's taste."
"We also requested table decorations as advertised on their website for my partner's birthday, this was ignored completely."
"Stood by door waiting for someone to come to us and nothing."
"When I rang at 6pm to book a Gourmet Card meal they said that I needed to have booked by 3pm - no mention of this on gourmet website."
"My wife and I ate there on Sunday 16th January 2022. The food was excellent and we decided to re-visit the restaurant on Tuesday 18th of January 2022 when we were assured it was open for business. We turned up only to find it was closed."